This story was first published on MyHometownOhio on August 31, 2006:

A sure sign of the impending arrival of Autumn occurs this weekend as the college football season begins. All across Ohio, from NAIA to Division I programs, the sights and sounds of marching bands and cheering fans will fill stadiums that have witnessed decades of tradition.

At the University of Cincinnati, the Bearcats play in venerable Nippert Stadium, the fifth-oldest college football stadium in the country. Nippert was constructed between 1916 and 1924, and was named for the grandson of a founder of Proctor & Gamble, who died of injuries received during a game.

In Delaware, an $800,000 gift to Ohio Wesleyan University allowed for needed upgrades to Selby Field, home of the Battling Bishops since 1921. The gift, part of the “Remembering Mr. Rickey” campaign to fund athletics and recreation departments, funded the installation of a new artificial playing surface and leveraged other improvements.

And, of course, this Saturday marks another football season at the ‘Shoe – otherwise known as Ohio Stadium, home of the Buckeyes. The “newest” stadium in this trio, Ohio Stadium was opened in 1922, and since that time has welcomed over 30 million rabid fans to watch one of college football’s most storied programs. Ohio Stadium was extensively renovated a few years ago, however an effort was made to keep a great deal of the original stadium intact. To re-kindle a bit of Buckeye fever, click the "play" arrow on the image below to watch the OSU Marching band perform “Script Ohio.” For our subscribers, click here to access the same video. As a point of interest, Preservation Ohio Executive Director Thomas Palmer is marching in this video, taken during his freshman year at OSU.